Jon talks about how our system of perpetual growth needs greater and greater consumption to thrive. He talks how getting rid of waste can collapse this system. He explains how this system preys on our weaknesses and insecurities. He explains how profitable our mental health and addiction crises are right now.

Jon shares his own journey with addiction and tells us about the one belief that he said was the most important for his recovery. He tells us about his system that he uses to help with discipline and cultivating good habits. He tells us about how during his recovery his apartment caught on fire and how it was a pivotal moment in his life. Jon shares the strength he gained after being able to move forward with his good habits after the fire.

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Nadia explains the 4 components of the breath and how we can play with those to cause a desired physical, physiological and psychological effect. Nadia also explains the sympathetic and parasympathetic nervous system. The sympathetic nervous system prepares the body for fight-or-flight response when a perceived stress is presented. This response inhibits other physiological functions such as digestion. She tells us how posture and breath practices allow us to activate the parasympathetic nervous system which allows for rest, recovery, digestion, and proper sleep. 

Nadia also has a foundational understanding of Āyurveda, the science of life, and gives insight into this beautiful, ancient Indian system of natural and holistic medicine. She shares how we humans are a microcosm of the macrocosm and are made up of the same elements of the planet – earth, water, fire, air, and ether (space). She explains how each of us has a different makeup of these elements – some people are made up of more of the heavier elements or conversely the lighter elements. By understanding our composition, the symptoms we are experiencing and the season we are in, we can pick foods, herbs and spices that are more appropriate for us.

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Nadia explains the 4 components of the breath and how we can play with those to cause a desired physical, physiological and psychological effect. Nadia also explains the sympathetic and parasympathetic nervous system. The sympathetic nervous system prepares the body for fight-or-flight response when a perceived stress is presented. This response inhibits other physiological functions such as digestion. She tells us how posture and breath practices allow us to activate the parasympathetic nervous system which allows for rest, recovery, digestion, and proper sleep. 

Nadia also has a foundational understanding of Āyurveda, the science of life, and gives insight into this beautiful, ancient Indian system of natural and holistic medicine. She shares how we humans are a microcosm of the macrocosm and are made up of the same elements of the planet – earth, water, fire, air, and ether (space). She explains how each of us has a different makeup of these elements – some people are made up of more of the heavier elements or conversely the lighter elements. By understanding our composition, the symptoms we are experiencing and the season we are in, we can pick foods, herbs and spices that are more appropriate for us.

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Stephen talks about joining many communities that were involved in deepening your sexuality.  He also shares how some of these communities broke up because of their cult-like behaviors.  He tells us about learning to have full body orgasms with or without a partner and practices that help with that. 

We talk about how sex and relationships are looked at in modern society and how we can intend to have deeper relationships and more pleasurable connective sex.   Stephen talks about the importance of bringing intention into your life and your relationships as well.  Stephen also talks about healthy intentions to have before sex.

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Adrienne shares her story of her rebellious phase after high school and abusing drugs.  She tells us about how she had to battle drug use but also how using certain psychedelics opened up her interest into a deeper spirituality.  She talks about the anxiety she always lived with by having a mind that constantly looked forward and the unnecessary suffering it causes.

Adrienne shares her experience from going on a 10 day meditation retreat.  She shares how her ego slowly dissolved during the retreat.  We talk about the need for surrender and what that actually means in meditation.  We talk about how when we meditate and take psychedelics to get to this deeper connection, how when we get there it's such a familiar feeling like we have been there before.  

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Jahan shares what is happening on a neurological level when you are ingesting psychedelics.  He shares how and why this can help us overcome trauma, anxiety, and depression.  He also shows us how Psilocybin helps create new neurons which can help in creativity and also in helping people find meaning and purpose in life.

Jahan also has studied psychosomatic therapeutic practices as well.  He explains how emotions and memories can get stuck in the body which causes tension to build.  We talk about how this internal tension can create pain, mental health issues, and even lead to disease.  He shares the practice of psychosomatic therapy and how it helps recognize and release tension you are holding and lead you to a more whole life.

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Jake lays out the numerous diets he’s tried to find out what works for him best and gives him the most health and vitality.  He tried everything from veganism to full carnivore diets in his experimentation and made sure to stay with them for at least a year to see how it affected his bodies.  He shares doing these different diets and running marathons and how it went.  

Jae talks about how what we consume affects our minds.  He talks about helping people get off of prescription drugs by changing their diets.  He talks about how our diets can affect all other addictions in our life and how changing it is the first step to other transformations.  Jake shares winning bodybuilding competitions without using performance enhancing drugs.

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Naailah tells us how the different issues people have with sex in our society. Whether that is with too much shame or taboo around sex or the oversexualization like with porn. She talks about how she helps people find balance in their sexuality and rest of their life. She gives us tips on how to have guidelines when choosing to get into a relationship with someone and how those guidelines change the people you end up meeting.

Naailah shares what Tantra is and how it's about living an intentional life. She tells us how bringing intention into your sex and regular life leads to more consciousness. She shares what sexual energy is and how to play around with it with your breath and how it can lead even men to have multiple orgasms. She talks about how sexual energy is the ultimate creative energy and how being aware of it can help in all aspects of your life.

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Martin talks about in Shamanic traditions when you are in an altered state of consciousness you can sometimes see your totem animal.  He explains how all of us have a totem animal which is like a spirit animal in other traditions.  He shares how learning your totem animal will teach you so much about your own self and what you need in life to thrive.

We talk about the similarities and differences between a Shamanic and Psychedelic journey.  We talk about how emotions, beliefs and traumas can stay buried in our subconscious and bodies and how altered states of consciousness can allow awareness and release of these stuff you don’t need anymore.

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Simon and I talk about how comedians and most people in society are constantly chasing validation.  Whether that validation comes from our work, peers, family, or love interests we talk about how chasing validation affects our behavior and leads to jealousy and resentment.  We talk about our own journeys of releasing those heavy emotions and learning to stop chasing validation and start chasing what we want.

Simon shares with us how his spirituality and belief systems have evolved in the last few years after having a child and after his father died.  He tells us how he looks at life now with deeper meaning and how that helps him approach his days.

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Troy talks about how most of our personalities and actions are based on how we are conditioned.  He tells us how we can never truly be compassionate unless we understand their actions come from conditioning.  He talks about the truest form of privilege that someone can have is receiving love.  

Troy tells us about growing up with a Middle Eastern background in Trinidad.  He talks about the shame he felt from his background and privilege that was associated with his background.  He talks about how he dealt with that shame and guilt growing up and learning to accept his privilege.  Troy tells us about how Reggae and Rastafarian culture impacted him growing up and shaped who he became.

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    Amrit tells us about how to balance spirituality and the want to have material things and other desires.  He tells us about how we are humans with drives and it's ok to satisfy our desires.  He tells us his form of spirituality: make sure you are acting through your heart and not through shame or guilt.  He tells us how lots of people think with spirituality you need renunciation but he shows how this doesn’t work well for most people in modern times.  

    Amrit tells us about Kundalini Yoga and how it helped him bring discipline into his life.  He gives us advice on how to form habits better by really focusing on why you are doing them.  Amrit also tells us about different diets he’s tried during his time in India and how it affected his spiritual practices.  

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    Jon and Charlotte tell us the 3 different levels of stress and how they manifest themselves in our body and mind.   They tell people to focus on their body, thoughts and emotions to try and get to deeper parts of your stress.  They talk about having to deal with unresolved emotional traumas or even just question our own belief structures and values and ask ourselves how they are serving us.

Jon and Charlotte tell us how stress affects our body especially when we eat, sleep or do different activities.  They tell us a few myths about stress in our culture and how we got to stop believing these lies.  They also give us different exercises to calm down our nervous system and to recognize and release excess emotion stuck in our bodies.

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    Scott talks about leaving Disc Golf and turning to business.  He talks about eventually developing a drug habit trying to stay up late to work on his businesses.  He talks about losing his home and trying to find places to live.  He shares a story of walking into a Disc Golf store after being out of the for a decade and being recognized as one of the best Disc Golfers ever.  He tells us how this gave him the conviction to get off drugs and get back into the professional Disc Golf tour.

    Scott tells us how he now is constantly traveling the world playing Disc Golf and running his businesses and helping tons of charities.  Scott tells us his reasons for giving back to people and the community.  He has his own ideas on what people's reasons behind giving are and how it doesn’t matter.

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    Andrew shares how his mentor highlighted things that happened in his past and that he needed to let go of in order to be happy and more balanced in life.  He shares more about the Ferasa philosophy that really relies on balance in all areas in life and especially with your closest relationships.  Andrew talks about changes he made in his life in the last 4 years including having a better relationship with his family, stopping drinking and smoking weed, and developing a spirituality.  

    Andrew talks about how western culture focuses on material possessions and isolation and how it brings more suffering to us.  He talks about the need for community and how being around people shifts your emotional state and how good that is for your well being.  Andrew talks about how in western culture we are very hesitant to accept stuff from people when it's offered.  He tells us how important it is to accept gifts and what that does for society.

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    Edward tells us about “small chunking” which is doing a little bit of something everyday and watching how it compounds over time.  He shares how he was able to enter different tech fields just by learning a little about something everyday until he was very proficient in it.  He tells us how this inspired his “Commit Club” challenge and how it helped him gain so many great habits like meditation, journaling, cold showers and more.

    Edward has lived in over 30 countries and he talks about why and where he has been.  He tells us about being in Keiv, Ukraine right before the war broke out and all the craziness he had to go through to leave the country.  Edward is in Rome right now and tells us about his experiences walking through the Vatican.  

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    Tara tells us about how alcohol calmed down her anxiety and feelings of inadequacy.  She talks about how drinking just created the negative feedback loop that makes your anxieties worse.  She tells us about the persona she has when drinking and how the longer she was drinking the further separated she got from her sober self.  

    Tara tells us about the spirituality in the 12 steps program and how it didn’t connect well with her.  She tells us the importance of spirituality in recovery and how she had to find a spirituality that worked with her beliefs.  She tells us how she found secular ways of finding meaning and purpose in her life without religion or dogma which she couldn’t get on board with.

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Kara tells us how meditation changes our brain over time and continuous practice.  She explains how the emotional parts of your brain can dominate most of your experience.  She explains how mediation can activate different areas of your brain and activate higher states of being including creativity, altruism, and concentration.  She explains how a continuous meditation practice can lead to living more consciously and allows us to make better choices.  

We have a great conversation about how meditation can help us recognize self sabotaging thought patterns and how those patterns affect us.  Kara gives us advice on how to disrupt those patterns.  Kara also talks about the link between spirituality and meditation.  She tells us about how her meditation changed her beliefs about life and our place in the world.

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    Marito tells us about learning to speak from his heart rather than his mind. He shares the difference that makes in his creativity.  He tells us how he’s slowly connecting with his heart and the process that leads to that.  Marito tells us about a book he read called “Reflections of the Heart” and the wisdom that he learnt from that and the peace it brings in his life.  

    Marito recently converted to Islam and tells us why he was attracted to the religion.  Marito talks about his experiences with prayer and meditation and how it has changed him.  Marito tells us how he has become more at peace with who he is and is starting to embrace his culture and identity.  He talks about going from being ashamed of his background to being proud of it.

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    Ben tells us the difference between masculine and feminine energy and the beauty and power in both.  He shares how a men group opened and ignited certain masculine energies in him.  He tells us about an acronym of masculinity one of his teachers taught him called PCP which stands for Presence, Claim and Penetration.  He explains this and how you used this to ignite his masculine energies which allowed him to find his true calling.

    Ben helps people with relationships.  Ben tells us how we are all enacting unconscious patterns in relationships and we have to recognize these patterns before we can change them.  Ben talks about how he was constantly avoidant the further he got in a relationship and how tons of men run this exact pattern these days.  Ben tells us about the work he did to acknowledge and deal with the fear that is at the root of that to allow more intimate relationships.

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    Greg explains how a trauma response occurs in our body to protect us but how they can keep firing after the danger is gone and cause us a lot of suffering.  He explains the importance of mindfulness and somatic practices to heal your trauma responses so they work for you rather than against you.  Greg tells us how our bodies have an innate wisdom that heals itself and his job is just creating a climate to allow that understanding to come back online.

Greg tells us how when we have mental illness and pain for so long we end up identifying with our mental illness or pain and the strategies we use to escape those things.  He shares how a mindfulness practice can really help us ease that identification.  Greg also shares how now there’s tons of medical doctors dealing with patients more holistically because they realize the value in treating more than just the symptoms.

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    Dylan tells us about what a lot of younger men are struggling with these days.  He talks about their lack of confidence, mental health, and ability to handle adversity.  He talks about how society demonizes masculinity and why changing the term “toxic masculinity” to “wounded masculinity” would be more beneficial for younger men to express their masculinity properly. 

    Dylan tells us how not properly integrating our masculinity and emotions leads to repression.  He tells us how repression leads to more nasty actions and violence in the future.  Dylan shares his own journey and some painful moments in his life that lead to his own transformation.  He shares how his daily habits and what he wants in life change after developing a more positive masculinity.  

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    In this episode I speak with Dr. Adjoa Smalls-Mantey.  Adjoa currently practices Emergency Psychiatry in New York City.  She also is an author and has a background in viral immunology.  Adjoa tells us the difference between Psychiatry and Psychology and how they treat patients differently and how their fields interact with each other.  

    Adjoa tells us what it was like working in a Psychiatric emergency room during and after the pandemic.  She tells us about how we are now going through a mental health pandemic and how she helps people going through a mental health crisis.  She tells us about the differences in street drug use that happened during and after the pandemic and why people use these to self medicate.  

Adjoe tells us how loneliness and isolation are becoming so normal right now and how they are fueling the mental health crisis.  She tells us how she helps patients who are experiencing these things.  Adjoa describes depression, anxiety, and panic attacks and how they arise in people.  She gives us great advice on how to deal with these issues and how to prevent them in the future.

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    Scott talks about balancing spirituality and personal development.  We talk about the balance of “doing” and “being” and the importance of having both to find fulfillment in our society.  We talk about the feeling of lack and insufficiency that everyone feels and how we deal with it.

    Scott tells us about his life growing up with his dad being a part of the mafia and going into the witness protection program.  He tells us the story of growing up being groomed to be a part of the mob.  He tells us a bunch of lessons he got growing up in that environment and how he got out of it.  

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    Rob just came back from a 12 day Ayahuasca retreat in the Amazon rain forest in Peru.  He tells us about the different retreats he’s been to in Peru and the differences with each one.  He shared one of the most powerful experiences he had in this last retreat.  He tells us how Ayahuasca helped clear a lot of emotional and mental baggage he’s been carrying with him.

    Rob tells about how the Shipibo tradition in the Amazon rain forest treats the psychedelic experience.  He tells us about what a plant diet in these traditions mean and how it works with Ayahuasca.  He shares the knowledge he learnt from their traditions and how they use sound and music to work with someone who is taking Ayahuasca.  He also tells us about how taking Ayahuasca orally or compares to synthetic DMT in his experiences.

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    Maccabee tells us how he builds characters in stories and how to make them more realistic and connect with people more.  He explains how a character needs to have strengths and weaknesses to be more realistic.  He explains how he uses historical events of mythology to place the character in and help see the traits of the character grow.  

    Maccabee is also a very accomplished voice actor and he gives us advice on how to develop different accents and voices.  Maccabee also shares some of his mental health issues he’s been dealing with over the years and what he has done to live with them.  He tells us how his mental health issues allow him to empathize with the characters he makes.

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    Nancy is a shadow coach where she helps people discover their shadow beliefs.  She explains how our shadow is developed through our childhood and how we develop mechanisms we learn to keep us safe.  These shadow beliefs however stay with us our whole life and influence our whole operating system through adulthood.  She explains how we can recognize and overcome shadow beliefs that may be preventing growth in our lives.

    Nancy tells about how her spirituality changed after her transformation into a life coach.  She talks about how she never believed in the idea of manifestation and explains why that is now one of her strongest beliefs.  She explains the importance of becoming before receiving.  

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    Meg talks about how much of our culture and interactions are based in fear.  She talks about how different subconscious fears express themselves in individuals and society at whole.  Meg is a minimalist and she shares how many of her relationships changed after becoming one.  She talks about the consequences of doing something that's outside the status quo in society.

    Meg talks about the stories in our society that only have power because we collectively agree with them.  She talks about not agreeing with a story or making a new story has the power to create tremendous change.  As a hypnotherapist Meg tells us how the stories, fears, and beliefs in our subconscious influence our conscious behaviors.  She tells us how to implant ideas in your subconscious that help change your behavior  

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    James tells us about growing up in a family where his dad was a pastor of a megachurch.  James tells us about dogmatism is about certainty and how he had to find a way to be comfortable in uncertainty.  James tells us about the process of deconstructing his faith and the reconstructing his faith in a way that works for him.

    James helps people feel safety in places when they usually feel danger.  He tells us about the greatest things that happen in your life when you take a step into uncertainty. He gives us exercises on how to change our beliefs about things that we want in our life.

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    Jeremy talks about how most of us and our society is trapped in “thought”.  We talk about how mindfulness helps us dis-identify from our thoughts or ego so they are not controlling most of our behaviors.  Jeremy also has come back to his Jewish roots.  He talks about how the rituals in the religion have helped him and how he looks at Judaism through a Buddhist lens now.

    We also have a great conversation about psychedelics which we have both experimented with.  Jeremy talks about the experience of an “ego death” on psychedelics.   We talk about the possible positive and negative experiences that can happen from an “ego death”.  We talk about how psychedelics can open up different mental faculties in us.

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Moe tells us about the profound experiences he experienced he experienced when he walked around Kaaba (most sacred place in Islam).  He describes the overwhelming feeling of being around people from all round the world coming to one place for one purpose.  He also shares his story of going and visiting Muhammad’s grave in Medina and the completely different feelings he had there.

Moe shares the different transformations this trip helped spark in him.  We talk and compare those transformations to other spiritual transformations we have had in our life and from other peoples stories in different traditions or practices.   

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    Dai teaches us about how to develop the confidence to make changes in your life.  He talks about the difference between supporting someone rather than trying to change them.  He talks about when people feel inadequate they tend to isolate and how harmful that can be.  Dai tells us about the importance of community and support to help facilitate change in people.

    We also discuss the importance of vulnerability and the misconceptions of what it is, especially with men.  Dai tells us how when one person becomes vulnerable it gives others permission to become vulnerable too. We talk about how some people think vulnerability is weak but how much courage and strength there is in it.  

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    Dena has been working with a Mindfulness teacher that studied through Theravada Buddhism in Thailand.  She tells us what she has learnt working with her teacher and how her practice has grown over the years.  Dena explains how building a consistent mindfulness practice strengthens your awareness of your body and mind over time and how that can be used practically in your regular life.

Dena also has done a few silent meditation retreats where you have to be in complete silence for 5 days.  She explains what happens at a silent meditation retreat and how she adjusted to the long periods of silence.  She tells us how these retreats helped her practice.

She also gives great advice on how to choose meditation retreat for first timers.

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    Lee talks about the fear of rejection and how it holds back so many beautiful opportunities in your life.  He gives us advice on overcoming rejection and a new way to look at it.  He talks about the importance of understanding your boundaries so you know what type of people are good fits for you.

    Lee talks about how to handle dealing with people with different opinions and the importance of being able to openly share your own beliefs to make real connections.  Lee gives us some tips on how to make meaningful conversations with people in your life.  Lee is a transman and shares the different socialization experiences he had as either gender.

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Ryan talks about the personal growth gap.  The gap between where you are now and where you want to be.  He shares ways to close the gap over time.  Ryan talks about what to do when you are in a funk and you are having trouble breaking out of it.  He talks about how to confront challenges and conflict.

    Ryan shares his journaling practice and how it helps him stay on track.  He talks about with continued journaling you really learn about what is important to you in your life.  Ryan also shares some of his favorite personal development books he’s read in his life and some of the great lessons that are in there.

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Fred tells us about starting intermittent fasting and how it changed his health and life. He explains the healing processes that are triggered by fasting.  He tells us about reversing his diabetes just through fasting.  He talks about the community around intermittent fasting and the many other benefits to doing it. 

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Corey now helps people with becoming more authentic and confident. He talks about how authenticity starts by understanding your own values and aligning yourself with them. Corey also shares his thoughts on what manliness is. He talks about the strength it takes for men to properly express their emotions and how healing it can be.

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Sarah talks about going to the reservation of her mothers perpetrator to learn about where he came from.  She talks about how trauma spreads through different generations and the collective trauma our society has to deal with..  She talks about the long process of confronting her rage/anger and slowly transforming it into compassion.  

Sarah talks about the work she has done with plant medicines, mainly Ayahuasca and Psilocybin mushrooms.  She tells us about the differences she feels in these two medicines and how she conducts ceremonies with them.  She also tells us about going to Peru and learning from the Q’ero tradition.  She explains some of their teachings that really helped her.

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    Neil talks about the change in the way he perceives consciousness that brought a lot of transformation in his life.  He talks about how started to perceive consciousness as a stream and what that change did for him.  He talks about the importance of questioning your beliefs and becoming aware of how they influence your well being.  

    Neil talks about a story of a lady having a near death experience and shared her incredible story.  He shares how that story changed his idea of an afterlife.  He shares the idea of Reincarnation and what he believes happens when you die. 

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    John talks about beauty and its connection to meaning.  He talks about how beauty and having purpose in life brings meaning to your life.  We talk about different daily practices we have to anchor to our purpose.  We talk about if we think we find purpose in life or is it given to you.  

    John and I talk about the mental health crisis in society.  We talk about the problems with isolation and suicide in our younger population.  We talk about the idea that our mental health issues could be seen as a signal for change and transformation in ourselves and society.  

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           Kara explains what Kundalini Yoga is and how it differs from other branches of Yoga. She talks about the different breathing techniques that Kundalini uses to create different states in the body and mind. She tells us how Kundalini uses different sounds, hand and eye positions to stimulate different parts of your brain and body. 

           Kara talks about dealing with negative thoughts, and feelings of lack or unworthiness. She talks about the down sides of the “positive thinking” movement and how it can make those feelings worse. She talks about meditation and learning to dis-identify with your thoughts which allows you more control over your mind. After this more positive feelings can come from within you more naturally. 

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Ariel talks about the difference between high volume (fast breathing) breath-work and low volume (slow breathing) breath-work.  He explains the changes in your brain and body that occur when you try either of these breath-work exercises.  He explains how breath-work can lead to realizations or even release trauma.  He also explains how breath-work can make your body more resilient and increase your stamina.  

Ariel explains the difference between nose breathing and mouth breathing.  He tells us how to change your breathing to help calm anxiety.  Ariel also tells us about his experience trying the very potent psychedelic 5-MeO-DMT.  He shares the insights he gained from his crazy experience.

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Daniel says resentment is a sign of self abandonment.  He tells us when you don’t communicate your needs or make your boundaries clearly we build up resentment with the people in our lives.  He says we can’t know our needs or boundaries without increasing our self awareness.  He explains how when we become more aware of our inner worlds that's when we get deeper insights into what we want in our life.

Daniel also talks about his experiences with psilocybin mushrooms.  He talks about how over the years using these plant medicines he learnt to approach a trip with much more intention.  He shares a very profound trip that he had under a hero dose (5g) of mushrooms that brought tremendous change into his life.

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    Andrea explains how traumatic experiences can change our brain chemistry and we can relive those experiences over and over again as anxiety, depression and other more serious mental health issues.  She shares her techniques in therapy she uses to help people.  She talks about psychosomatic therapy and the benefits of bringing attention to your body.

    Andrea also works with the psychedelics Ketamine and Psilocybin with her patients in therapy.  She explains the differences in working with Ketamine and Psilocybin in therapy.  She explains the neurochemistry of a psychedelic experience and how it provides an opportunity to do deep rewiring/learning in your brain.   

https://andreahanson.net/

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In this episode I speak with meditation teacher Neil McKinlay.  Neil has spent 25 years practicing meditation.  He talks about the different types of meditation he has practiced over the years and how it has changed over the years..  He now teaches “Embodied Meditation” and explains the practice to us.  He teaches us how we can learn to train our attention.  

We talk about how meditation gives us a deeper connection with our humanness.  Neil tells us a Tibetan word for meditation (Gom) means “becoming familiar with”.  He shares how he has become more familiar with his impulses, habits and thought patterns and the value that self knowledge has.  We talk about how becoming familiar with your own mind develops compassion for other people.

We talk about how our mind grasps at certain ideas, beliefs, and images of how the world is when it's completely an illusion and not based in reality.  Neil gives a great understanding of what trauma is.  He explains how meditation can be used as a tool (along with others) to help heal trauma.  Neil also talks about having a balance between wanting to improve yourself and an acceptance of who you are.  

https://neilmckinlay.com/

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    Michael tells us how certain emotions cause tension and blockages in our bodies.  He talks about how you can use breathwork to become aware of these blockages and also to release them.  He explains to us the different types of breathing exercises.  He tells us the different benefits of using stronger, faster vs slower, calmer breathing techniques.  

    Michael also practices Qi Gong.  He explains what the practice is about.  He talks about how movements, breathing and focus can be used to open ourselves up.  He talks about the eastern concepts of Qi (Chinese Philosophy) and Prana (Yogic Philosophy).  Qi and Prana are seen as life-force and explain how they are viewed in different practices. 

Check out Some of Michael’s courses here.  Use YAYORNAY code for a free course

https://yogalap.com/courses/meditation-and-breathwork-essentials-course

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           Emma talks about the importance of play in life. She talks about how adults look at play in our society and how it makes our lives more boring and serious. She explains how to invite more play, fun and joy into your life. She also talks about how she has convinced many non-performers to try Improv and how it really helped people who had a tendency to overthink.

           Emma and I talked about the book “The Artist Way” that was very influential for both of us. We talk about a journaling practice called “The Morning Pages” and how powerful it can be for learning about yourself and getting rid of blocks in you. Emma also explains how our unconscious mind influences our conscious mind and why we should be aware of the stories we are telling ourselves.

https://laughthinkplay.com/

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Raja talks about how he sees the philosophy of  masculine/feminine (ying/yang) energies..  He talks about how these energies help us grow and live.  He talks about how masculinity and femininity can be expressed improperly in our culture and how they can both coexist harmoniously. 

Raja is an expert in the Myers-Briggs Personality type system.  He explains the different types of personalities that people can have and the benefits of knowing more about where your personality naturally flows to.  He explains how to understand your natural impulses so you can put yourself in better situations.  

https://anchor.fm/raja-burrows

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Sarah shares some different exercises she does with her students to allow their creativity to flow.  We talk about the inner critic and how it hinders creativity.  We talk about the nature of the inner critic or ego and how to develop a better relationship with it that allows more creativity and risk taking.

Sarah talks about writer's block or just any blocks that stop us from creating.  She tells us the different types of resistance we feel to creating and why they stop us from doing what we want.  She gives us some tips on how to overcome this resistance and start creating again.  She also goes on to talk about the flow state, dreams and synchronicities and how they are a part of the creative process.

www.sarahseleckywritingschool.com

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    Kevin shares what it was like when he got out of the hospital and what kind of adjustments he needed to make.  He tells us about meeting another paraplegic Rick Hansen who convinced him to throw a community event.  Kevin shares how that event changed his life and made him a more giving person.

    Kevin tells us about rediscovering purpose and fulfillment in life.  He tells us about how he has become a public speaker and the impact he’s had on different people.  Kevin tells us about how he uses humor to help him and others through difficult experiences.  He tells us about his darker humor he prefers.  

Instagram - @justwiggleyourtoes 

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Melissa and I talk about the importance of seeing obstacles as opportunities to grow.  She talks about quitting drinking and having a creative recovery too.     She talks about the “letting go” aspect of the process which allies for change to happen and creativity to flow. 

Melissa talks about going to Sri Lanka with the head monk of her local Buddhist center.  She talks about how being around monks helped her meditation practice.  She shares how the trip made her realize she needs to write a book.  She shares an influential book for her “The Artist’s Way” and how that allowed her to bring creativity and spirituality together.  

https://www.melissamayer.org/

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Amish has been studying meditation and he explains different types of meditation he has tried. Amish talks about the idea of non-duality in meditation. We talk about how meditation can help us stop trying to please everyone and become more authentic.

We talk about the concepts of submit, surrender, and letting go in relation to spirituality. We talk about how these concepts can be misused by religions. We talk about some of our favorite poets and speakers and how they helped us understand our minds. 

Amish on Instagram - @fadetobrown

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    Lorrie talks about the conversations we need to be having as families right now before a crisis happens.  She talks about the hardships and benefits of being a caregiver.  She shares ways to prioritize your mental health during hard times.  We share stories of our own experiences with our parents.  

    Lorrie talks about the importance of ceremony at the end of life and how it's important for the people still living to have closure.  Lorrie tells us that the best thing we can do is talk about our trauma and grief with people you trust and how it helps with our healing.  Lorrie talks about how people with or without faith deal with their last days.

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book "Anxiety Rx". Russell shares his battles with anxiety over the years and his journey to writing this book. He talks about

all the different types of therapies he tried to help his anxiety. Russell talks about how trauma in childhood effects our mental

and physical health. 

Russell talks about how anxiety happens when your body and mind are not connected. He explains the difference between anxiety and

alarm in your body. He explains how anxiety happens in your thinking mind and alarm happens in your body. He shares different

therapies that are gaining traction that are body and feelings based that can help get to the root of anxiety and actually heal.

Russell talks about the future of dealing with mental illness and how different therapies and also psychedelics will play a big

part in. Russell tells us his experiences with psychedelics and how it helped his anxiety. We also discuss the possible dangers

of taking psychedelics and the safe way to pursue them. 

https://dr-russ.com/

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Craig talks about having to find inspiration to start creating music again. He shares a trip he took to New York that inspired his single “New York Lights” and got him back to writing music again. Craig talks about trying to bring his mental health issues into his music. He talks about trying to share an emotion with the listeners of his music so they can feel the same feeling he is. 

Craig talks about having regular panic and anxiety attacks and how he has learned to deal with it. We talk about the importance for people and especially men to learn to be more vulnerable and talk more about our mental health and other issues. We talk about the good and bad parts of masculinity. 

Check out Craig Carswell on all music platforms

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Debbie us real life tips on how to improve our mental health. Debbie explains to us Cognitive Behavioral Therapy. She talks about looking at the relationship between your thinking, feelings and behavior.  She explains on how we need to develop the skill of thinking about our thinking and feelings and understand that these arise from our core beliefs and to question those beliefs.

Debbie also explains how people deal with death and how the old model (anger, denial, ect) has been replaced by a new model. She tells us the new model of dealing with death that involves 3 tasks and she explains the 3 tasks.

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We talk about the link between mental health and spirituality and how different cultures look at this. John talks about how his mental health issues were very isolating and disconnecting, while with spirituality is meant to be connecting to reality and people. We talk about the narratives that we internalize and how they affect our mental health and direction in life and how art can help confront those narratives. 

John talks about free will in relation to mental illness. He talks about the dangers of looking a free will from both extremes. John shares his process of creating an art piece. He talks about never really knowing how the end will look and learning to be comfortable with that. John also talks about creating art while working with neuroscientists.

www.johnfgerrard.com

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Adrian talks about his minimalistic lifestyle that he chose to pursue. He talks about getting rid of stuff from his past that wasn’t serving him. He talks about understanding when you are getting your identity from your things or past experiences. We also talk about how your image of yourself and what you identify with changes over time and not to get too attached to it.

Adrian talks about how there is always positive seed in a negative situation and learning to shift the way you look at situations. Adrian talks about doing a 5-day water fast because he wanted the mental challenge and tells us about his experience. Adrian talks about writing down all his insecurities and how being open with them allowed him to get over them.

YouTube Channel – Adrian Logan

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Thomas and I talk about how there is never a “quick fix” in the personal development journey and learning to enjoy the process. Thomas talks about the importance of finding a mentor with similar values with you and has the life that you want to emulate. We talk about our problem with over thinking and the power of just learning to take action right away. 

Thomas tells us about learning to live a life based on values rather than popularity. He also shares breaking the cycle of addiction that runs through his family. He talks about the importance of taking complete ownership over your life and circumstances and how that’s the first step in self transformation. We also talk about the pessimism in younger generations.  

Check out Thomas Ciampa on LinkedIn 

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Robert talks about the importance of mentorship and looking for someone who has done what you want to do. Robert also talks about how we decide to look at a situation changes how we act in that situation. We also talk about the downsides of being a “people pleaser” and how you never really have a true identity when you do. 

Robert talks about have multiple back surgery and been completely bed ridden for weeks. He talks about the soul searching he went through during that time. Robert also shares “the 4 currencies of life” that he outlines in his book and understanding these can give you a more fulfilling life. 

https://robertriopel.com/ 

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Zack tells us of the routines he introduced into his life that helped him gain stability and motivation. We talk about the importance of goal setting and also how failing to hit a goal can cause you to fall back into a depression. We talk about the importance of learning to not beat yourself up all the time. He explains how people with depression need to practice forgiveness for themselves and others. 

Zack shares how finding the right therapist can be super helpful. We talk about the importance of a good mental diet, and staying away from angry ideologies that are all over the internet. Zack also explains “box breathing” and its benefits. Zack talks about the science and benefits of visualization. 

Email your questions to Zack at zacksrutledge@gmail.com

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Kirk tells us about getting cancer after the trial and knowing that the cancer came from the stress of the trial. He talks about needing the find self-worth before going to chemotherapy. Kirk tells us about finding spirituality during chemotherapy with the help of different mentors. 

Kirk and I also talk about the power of mindset. He talks about looking at the events in life as not happening to you, but for you. Kirk shares some of his self-care routine to build a stronger mindset and bring more gratitude in his life. Kirk also gives us some tips on how to get rid of excessive worrying.  

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Robin talks about how humans need connection. He shares how design and art can increase social interaction. Robin tells us about going to “Burning Man” which is basically an experimental city in the desert. He shares how transformative the experience was and how it influenced his views on the world. 

Robin talks about his background as an occupational therapist. He shares the ups and downs of the job, and how it influenced his interest in mental health issues in society. Robin also talks about his spirituality has been influenced by being a scientist and also practicing yoga for many years. 

Follow Robin on Instagram/Twitter - @robinmazumder 

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We talk about how now a Master’s Degree does not guarantee you a job anymore. She tells us about the type depression she felt when she was unemployed. She shares how she got fed up with trying to find a job in her field and ended up buying Fatso. 

Jill talks about trying to find meaning and spirituality in life. She explains how it's hard to believe in God after experiencing so much pain, loss and unfairness in the world. She shares how she could never become an Atheist because she felt it was just like a religion. She shares how the changes she’s been through in her life has made her a more giving person.

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Tyrone talks about bringing balance into the masculine and feminine parts of himself. We talk about different psychological archetypes that are expressed in people and how you can identify these archetypes and express them in a healthy way. Tyrone also tells us about the CAN acronym he developed that is great tool for self-discovery. 

Tyrone shares different stories from mythology about how we bring back wisdom from our unique experiences and then share them with others. He shares how transformation and growth happen from a mythological perspective. We also talk about the importance of introducing some sort of discomfort into your life. 

https://tyronemorales.com/

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Jeff tells us about how community and the roll you play in community is an integral part of Cherokee society. We talk about the lack of these contributes to the mental health problems in society right now. We also talk about the importance of coming-of-age ceremonies that help transition people through different parts of life. 

Jeff talks about the importance of story for letting us know how to live, to remember, and to change for the future. Jeff tells us about how change starts from a vision and then reverberates out from you. Jeff also tells us how we need to create more empowering stories. 

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Victor talks about how in Ayruvedic medicine they look at disease more as an imbalance. He talks about the link between stress and disease. He talks about the Vegas Nerve and how it affects our mental and physical health. He also talks about the link between the Vegas nerve and addiction. 

Victor also talks about the age-old skill of seeing the state of someone's health by reading their pulse. He also talks about the prevalence of auto immune diseases in our society and explains how Ayruvedic handles it. Joe also talks about what an Ayurveda diet looks like and how different people need different diets. 

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Dino talks about the toxic aspects of “hustle culture”. He talks about the culture of constant grinding and hustling and the toll that can take on your well-being. We talk about the importance of asking what you want in your life or career. You need to have direction or your direction will be picked for you.

Dino shares how he chooses to talk about racial issues as a comedian. He talks about how society never fix real racial issues and only superficial ones and how he likes to poke fun at that in is comedy.

Instagram - @dinothebeloved

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Grace also talks about how masculinity and femininity are seen in spiritual terms. She talks about her own assumptions with the masculinity and how it created imbalance in all of her life. She explains the light and dark sides of masculinity and femininity.  

Grace also talks about doing a mushroom trip during the first lock-down and talks about the healing and pain that was involved. We talk about focusing on the relationships with people in your life that are important to you. Grace also talks about a psychotherapy retreat she took last year and how it helped her. 

Instagram - @conscious.queendom 

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Ali also talks about what going on stage after 9/11 was like. He talks about the differences in the perceptions towards Muslims after 9/11 and during the rise of ISIS. He also shared how he had to talk to his children about events going on in the world. Ali also explains his idea of being a “Cultural Muslim”. 

www.standupali.com

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Nate talks about the negative sides of the self-help industry. We talk about some of the ideas the self-help industry spreads that can cause a lot of anxiety and depression in people. Nate also talks about a healthy way to do goal setting. He talks about the importance of focusing on transforming yourself and that the end results will take care of themselves. 

Nate also spent a lot of time studying Taoism and shares some of the wisdom in their tradition. We talk about how meditation can help transform a person. He also talks about how Taoism views the energy that flows through our bodies and how to achieve harmony with nature. 

www.naterifkin.com/ 

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Mike talks about slowly losing a friend to an online ideology MGTOW (men going their own way). He talks about the changes in people when getting sucked into these communities. He talks about the “us vs them” mindset that most of these ideologies use to manipulate people. He talks about how experts get people to leave these angry and hate filled communities.   

Mike talks about the trauma and mental health issues that a lot of people have these days that drives them to certain types of online communities. How algorithms online can lead you to more extreme groups. Mike also tells us the proper way to change a person's mind.  

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Justin tells us about going to Japan and training with the Yamabushi monks in the mountains. He tells us about the grueling training he underwent. He also shares the understanding of the mind, acceptance and suffering he gained. He also took a vow of silence while he was there and shares what prolonged silence can bring up in a person.  

Justin also speaks about the connection between spirituality and capitalism. How to balance the spiritual life and the desire to make money. He also talks about meditation, the Vegas nerve, and cold-water therapy.  

www.justincaffrey.com 

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John tells us how the normal recovery rate of treatment centers is 5-7% and how he got his treatment centers to 70% recovery rate. He tells us about the comprehensive approach he takes with his clients and the multiple factors that need to be taken into account when dealing with addiction. We also talk about the affect lock downs have had on overdoses and relapses. 

John also tells us about being a grand master in Karate and also winning a national championship. He tells us about the spirituality and discipline in Karate and how it has helped his life. He also talks about how Karate has changed over the decades. 

https://johnjgiordano.com/

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Jasmine tells us about taking a University course on Ayahuasca in Brazil. She explains some of the different Ayahuasca ceremonies practiced in Brazil today. She also tells us of her special connection she has with the plant medicine Peyote. We talk about the different experiences from different plant medicines.  

Jasmine tells us about using psychedelics for self-development and self-discovery. She talks about properly preparing for a psychedelic trip and the importance of an intention. She also speaks about learning to connect with your breath which helps you get through difficult experiences. 

Jasmine on Instagram - @jazz.virdi  

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John talks about breaking free of toxic cultures that try to keep you down and not better yourself and life. He talks about how it’s important to cut out the toxic people in your life. He talks about how we always care about what other people think and how you need to ask yourself what you really want in life. 

John talks about cleaning up his act and becoming sober. He talks about cultivating the proper mindset to overcome addiction. He also talks about how his dating life improved when sober and how he came up with more creative dating ideas.  

Instagram - @thepielander and @mostyncomedy

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Christian explains the hero’s journey to us. He talks about how we feel a calling in our life and we have to answer that calling by leaving our comfort zone and that’s how we experience transformation. He talks about how we need to understand how our ego’s work and how they can limit us. He explains how the ego can work for you. 

Christian also helps us understand our relationship with power. He talks about the difference between self-empowerment and egoic power. He also explains achieving transformation with Breathwork. He explains the connection between our breath and emotions.  

www.soulfulpower.com

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Ashley also explains what it means to be sexy. She talks about letting go of shame and guilt to allow yourself to feel sexy. Also, she talks about how she helps people identify different traumas that may be constricting their sexuality.  

Ashley also shares her ideas on how porn effects our sexuality. We talk about how porn can train our bodies to only feel pleasure in a certain way and that can affect our sex lives. She also tells us what advice she gives people who are in a toxic relationship.  

www.challengethemirror.com 

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Mark also tells us why he writes dark and disturbing themes in his novels. He tells us how writing can be used for therapeutic purposes. We also talk about how writing can be used to release trauma from your past and also make goals for your future.  

Mark also tells us about his cannabis use and how it has changed over time. He tells us how he thinks cannabis improves his quality of life. He also shares a beautiful life changing DMT trip he once took 

www.marktullius.com

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Kathryn also explains her unique branch of mathematics that’s involved in how humans make decisions. She talks about spirituality in the scientific community. She also explains how science deepens her spirituality.  

Kathryn also explains a new way of tantra that she is involved with. She explains how she works with couples do give a deeper connection between partners. She also talks about how sex can be a part of spiritual development. 

www.KathrynColleen.com

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Dr Elia also explains the importance of listening to your intuition. He talks about understanding your inner critic and not allowing it to take control of your life. He also tells us how he defines happiness. He explains the connection between purpose and happiness. He also tells us how personal responsibility, learning from experience, and letting things go are all very important aspects of happiness. 

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 Brian also co-founded the “Conscious Action” movement in New Zealand. He explains how he was motivated to create an environment movement that was more optimistic rather than leaving people feeling depressed and helpless. He talks about how we should understand our own values and see if we are living our values in our everyday actions. 

Brian also shares some ways he learned from his Buddhist training on how to deal with mental health issues. He talks about how we have normalized an unhealthy mental health in our society. He shares how to process your feeling properly and how to live in your body rather than always in your head.  

Instagram - @consciousactionnz 

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Bas tells us about the “4 question method” developed by Byron Katie that really helped him look at situations differently. He also tells us about going from 5 minutes of meditation to being about to do a 9-hour session. He also tells us about taking ice baths and the benefits he receives from that.  

Bas also shares learning to understand his sexuality. He tells us how “coming out” is a continuous process and the stories that he creates around that. 

www.baslebesque.com

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Shane talks about the importance of bringing ceremony and community back into society. He talks about the issues facing native communities and reservations. We also talk about the epidemic of loneliness in society and the need to be there for each other. 

Shane also tells us of his experiences protesting pipelines and mining companies. He shares what it's like standing up to power. He tells us of the arms the government uses when confronting the protests. 

www.churchofthepeopleforcreatorandmotherearth.com 

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Clint also tells us a story of when he was a police officer talking with a heroin addict in jail that influenced him to become a councilor. He also tells us what he teaches police officers so they can deescalate tense situations. 

Clint also shares tips on how to become more resilient in life and make it through tough situations. He also tells us about seeing the signs of suicide and ways to prevent it.

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Suvi opens up about her struggles with an eating disorder for many years. She explains the process of understanding and embracing our suffering. She also explains the importance of trusting yourself and how to find that trust. 

Suvi also tells us about Huna. Huna is a philosophy on life and self-empowerment that originated in Hawaii that heavily influenced her. It’s a philosophy about taking responsibility for your life. 

Suvi on Instagram - @hunaworks

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Dan explains the idea of how the opposite of addiction is connection. We talk about how you can reconnect with yourself, the people close to you, and to the present moment.  

Dan also talks about what it was like living with a lack of self-worth. He explains how that lead to him manipulating people to make them think you’re something that you’re not. He explains how he had to learn to be himself and love himself. He also talks about learning what you can and cannot control in life and how that can bring an inner peace. 

Dan on twitter - @lazerdoov

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Dr Jamil also tells us about getting Covid and passing it along to his whole family. He explains what happens to different people’s bodies when they get Covid. He tells us what happens when hospitals get overwhelmed and we also talk about the different effects of the lock downs.  

Dr Jamil also tells us about moving through uncertainty during medical school and the importance of going through hardships in life. He also talks about the importance of yoga and meditation and how he uses them in daily life.

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Aaron tells us about the culture and racial segregation in Chicago and how it transferred to the comedy scene. He tells us about the history of Chicago and how it led to the racial divide. He explains how he and a few other comics were some of the first to break the racial divide and bring different people together.   

Aaron also talks about the racial issues he has seen traveling around America. He tells us how he believes racism has changed during the Obama and Trump years. 

Aaron also talks about his mental health during the second lock downs in Chicago.

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Kevin also tells us about his life changing Ayahuasca ceremony. He shares how Ayahuasca made him realize that he is not his thoughts or body but something deeper. 

Kevin also tells us how he transitioned from a life in a very toxic environment trading oil and gas commodities to where he is now. He tells us about how his experiences going to Burning Man in the desert is what helped him transition in careers.  

Kevin also explains how he helps his clients change their body, health and happiness. He explains how he starts by finding the stories we tell ourselves and learning to tell more empowering stories.

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Mark tells about the process of finding his voice in comedy. He also shares his struggles of being able to properly verbalize your thoughts in his writing. 

Mark just pitched a show for Netflix and he shares the ups and downs of that journey. We talk about learning to deal with rejection. Mark tells us about deciding to move to LA and how to learn to follow your gut instincts rather than you mind when making these big decisions.

Mark also shares a writing technique involving probability charts that he uses to generate ideas.

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Benjamin also talks about how people are constantly over thinking and how we need to be aware of our inner narration. He talks about how or thoughts and core beliefs shape our lives. He shares meditation and journaling exercises that can slowly help change our inner narration and core beliefs. 

Benjamin also talks about finding purpose and direction in life through the present moment and not through your thinking mind. He shares a story in Buddhism that helps people find purpose and direction in life. 

Benjamin is also very politically involved and talks about how we need to have different perspectives entering politics.

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Sterling speaks about a fall out with a comedy club because of racial issues and tells his side of the story. Sterling speaks out against racial injustice and shares some of his experiences from his comedy career. He also explains the narrative in society about black people and how it influences racism.  

Sterling explains how his family influenced his comedy, particularly his mother. He shares how he was taught to accept who you are and how that can turn into self-love and not allow other people’s views of you affect you. He shares how this helped him in his art form.  

Sterling also shares his up and down road to winning the San Fransisco International Comedy Competition.  

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Michael also shares the story when he was younger and a successful in engineering and business but never in relationships. He shares how through breath-work he was able to gain insights on why his relationships follow similar patterns.  

Michael also shares how our mind stores memories and beliefs. He shares how creating a shift in how we relate to our memories or beliefs can change the way we perceive the world and our quality of life.

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Bruno also shares how Ayahuasca changed his relationship with his career.  He also talks about how Ayahuasca gave him confidence and allowed him to believe in himself.  We also talk about how the competitive mindset in society affects our relationships with the people in our lives. 

Bruno also tells us about traveling to over 60 countries and his former life as a traveler.  He talks about how he was chasing experiences and constantly searching.  He shares how Ayahuasca helped him settle down to where he is now in a small village in Ecuador.  

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Soro also talks about the importance of community and needing to feel a part of something.  He talks about the prevalence of social anxiety in our society and how real connection is needed.

Soro also shares his experience dealing with auto-immune disease and how he ended up quitting all the drugs he was taking and trying to heal himself differently. He shares what he believes contributes to the disease.

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As a psychotherapist Jude shares how change happens in people’s life.  He gives advice on how to get out of that feeling of being “stuck” in life and can’t move forward.  We also talk about how the values of our society affect our mental health.

Also, at the end Jude does a quick mindfulness practice for the listeners so they can integrate some of what was said in the podcast.

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She tells us about growing up in Yemen and the many countries she's lived in. We talk about going through transitions in life. She also talks about being a life coach. We talk about finding direction in life, and how to set goals and achieve them. Also getting over negative self-talk and actually asking for what you want in life.

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Dave also talks about dealing with death, depression and chronic pain. We also talk about selflessness and how helping people is what really makes him feel good. We also have a great conversation on meditation and psychedelics. Dave also shares some of the big-name comics he's crossed paths with in his 25-year career.  

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Mohanad shares what it's like being in an Immigrant in America and what it’s like having the “immigrant story” defining you.  He explains how the “immigrant story” takes away from the complexity of an individual.  He shares how comedy empowered him to be able to tell his own story. 

Mohanad also talks about how he believed in keeping religion separate from government and draws parallels between the ultra-religious in Libya and America. 

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Marc opens up about his struggles with weight. He tells us how he took a DNA test from “DNA Labs” to understand his body more to lose weight. He shares his struggles with dieting and how weight sometimes feels like part of his comedy identity. 

Marc and I also talk about the similarities in Italian and Pakistani cultures. Marc also shares a hilarious story about getting kicked out of the Vatican. 

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Noor and Scott also talk about the importance of community.  They share stories of how they got that “hunger for life” back when they thought it was gone.  They also talk about importance of being present in life and how comedy helps them with that.

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She also talks about her career switch from a lawyer to an author.  She shares her experiences going through law school as a woman in a very male dominated industry.  She shares how racism can be made into laws and how that can affect people generations later.  She also shares stories of successful movements in society that have created positive changes in the law.

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We also touch on how unhealthy porn can be for our society.  Dakini also shares common sexual problems men and women seem to have in our society today and how she helps heal them.

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He also talks about an Ayahuasca retreat called “Inner Mastery” that operates almost as a cult.  He explains some of the abuses they have done.  He also gives advice on how to find a safe Ayahuasca retreat if you’re planning on one.

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We also talk about some of the toxic aspects of masculinity especially when it comes to showing emotion.  We also talk about the links between stress and pain.  We also share our experiences with a breathing exercise that we have been doing and how it has helped us.

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We talk about new ways to look at addiction and mental health.  We talk about what trauma is and how it can effect the way you behave right now.  We discuss how we can raise our awareness to be more conscious of the ways our past influences our present.  Jesse also tells us about going on a silent meditation retreat in Thailand and having a breakthrough there.

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Alex also explains his eating habits and how he changed those as well.  Also his journey quitting red meat, dairy, and sugar as part of his podcast.  We also have a great conversation about social media and its addictive qualities.  We also talk about how substances influence creativity. 

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Trevor also talks about books that influenced him and gave him direction in life.  He explains how if you keep your mind focused on an goal, how opportunities come your way.  He also shares a new way society needs to look at addiction.

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We also have a great conversation on mindfulness and meditation.  Trent shares how these practices were a game changer for his life and career.  We also talk about the importance of gratitude.

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Dan shares some of the problems he sees in Christianity especially how its been politicized by the conservative movement in the States.  He also shares how it was taken over by consumerism and how consumerism has conflicting values with what Jesus teaches.

We also have a discussion comparing religious experiences to psychedelic ones.

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Karina tells us how meditation and yoga helped her out of an abusive relationship.  She also explains how she uses mindfulness to stop self-sabotaging behavior.  She goes into detail of her daily practice and drops nuggets of wisdom from her upcoming book.

She talks about the different yoga she has studied and does a deep dive into Kundalini Yoga.  She explains how our breath affect our minds.

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They also talk about Gabor Mate’s book “In the Realm of Hungry Ghosts” which shows a different way to look at addiction and addicts.

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Ali also shares what it was like growing up in Saudi Arabia and his views of religion as a child.  He describes his idea of a spiritual experience.  Ali also describes how he finds meaning in life as an Atheist and how he deals with death.  

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Noor and Michael also discuss the how psychedelics have benefited themselves and how they can be used for personal growth.  They discuss how they have the power to change personal values and the possibility for them to change societal values in the future.

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Brittany talks about being an elevator mechanic before getting into comedy.  She explains her process of leaving a high paying job to follow her dreams of being a comedian.  She talks about the importance of being able to be comfortable in uncertainty for following her dreams and also living through the pandemic.  She also outlines what it was like preparing for her first comedy album.

She shares stories of her Catholic upbringing, a mushroom trip in Hawaii, and her attempts at trying to meditate and its benefits.

Noor and Brittany also discuss the Differences between their generation and their parents.  How each of the generation look at life and how that influences what they pursue in life. 

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In this episode Dena discusses her Yoga and Meditation practice.  How those practices started and evolved.  She shares her experiences of going on a Yoga retreat and what a retreat consists of.  She explains different types of Yoga and also shares her experiences becoming a Yoga teacher in India and what that training entails. 

Noor and Dena also discuss their Meditation practices.  They explain how meditation changes your relationship with your thoughts.  They discuss what Mindfulness is and learning how to be more present in life.  They also explain how mediation helps gain emotional control and can be used to break mental patterns that are not serving you.

Dena also shares her complicated relationship with religion and how Yoga and Meditation influenced that.

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In this Episode Marco takes us deeper into how Ayahuasca works and helps people heal.  He talks about how shamanic healing works specifically from the Shipibo tradition he learnt from in the Amazon Rainforest.  He shares his journey into becoming a teacher himself who puts on ceremonies.  He helps so many people to transform and heal and this conversation is one not to miss.

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In this Episode we talk about Simon’s early rise in comedy.  He shares how he had to change his comedy style/persona mid-career and the battling through fear one goes through to make that kind of transformation.  He speaks about the importance of having a clear understanding of what you want, of your motivations and always to continue to grow.

He also shares his experiences living with mental illness and how he has learned to cope with it.  He promotes open conversation of mental illness to help more people.

He also shares his ideas of morality and purpose in life as an atheist.

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In this episode Emiliano shares his experiences recording the 1st season of Unexplained and Unexplored.  How he travelled the world pursuing alternative histories of the world.  He shares his favorite experiences of season one in Egypt and Ethiopia. 

He tells us of his time as a war journalist in Iraq and his run-in with a Suicide Bomber. 

He was also at the same Ayahuasca retreat I was at and he shares his thoughts of the whole experience now that 6 weeks has passed.  He talks about his other experiences with Psychedelics mainly Salvia and Kambo which is a frog poison he tried in the Amazon Rainforest that’s meant to clean the body. 

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